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2023 Best Value Colleges for Other Health Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Ranked Colleges
432 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 7,984 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 102nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,061 and had an average of $24,616 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 432 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,293 and $18,125 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other health professions programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other health professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Other Health Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region

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College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. College of Southern Idaho is a public institution located in Twin Falls, Idaho. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 132 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

College of Southern Idaho also made our “Best Other Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $5,188 for rocky mountains region health professions students per year to attend College of Southern Idaho.

Full College of Southern Idaho Other Health Professions Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State University is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 201 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Boise State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Boise State is $16,153 for rocky mountains region health professions students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Boise State University

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 2 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

U of U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $13,572 for Rocky Mountains Region Health Professions students per year to attend U of U.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at U of U

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized school located in Pueblo, Colorado that handed out 25 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State University - Pueblo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State University - Pueblo is $13,695 for Rocky Mountains Region Health Professions students.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Colorado State University - Pueblo

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Weber State University is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 8 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region health professions students list, WSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Weber State University is $11,647 for Rocky Mountains Region Health Professions students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Weber State University

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 10 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Other Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend CU Anschutz is $14,470 for rocky mountains region health professions students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at CU Anschutz

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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

MSU Denver also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MSU Denver is $14,313 for rocky mountains region health professions students.

Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Other Health Professions Report

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